Great Ocean Road

Royal Australian Air Force Boeing 707-338C(KC) A20-627 at RIAT RAF Fairford in 1991, retired from service in 2008.

Classic half sleeper Atkinson,very nice old Atkinson

having the ability to go to the beach year round makes her a pro at this stuff.

At first glance it looks like the bar-lights are flashing but it is an illusion, brought about by a scheming CSI officer running around behind the cop car with his maglite during the exposure and shining it into the bar-lights from behind....Sneaky huh?

Otto-Meister-Stadium Ohringen

Model of a Atkinson lots of time has gone into building this little A......

James Duckworth's Nissan Altima Aussie Racing Car. Overall he finished 3rd for the weekend.

MK2 or is it a Mk3 ?? not my Photo,was given a copy to up load to Aussie Atkinson

Atkinson GM 6V71

making sure I don't get too close to the barn. ;-)

Checking me out but pretending not too.

Atkinson MK2 inside

Whitehaven Beach

Royal Australian Air Force, Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, msn F-270, marked 14-0001 / A41-212 landing at Getafe A.B. (LEGT)

Tierbaby erkundet die Welt

Daintree rain forest.

Captured by Aussie

Sulphur-crested cockatoo at Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve, ACT, Australia.

Our Pal Simon from Perth western Australia has finished his T500m to his usual extremely high standards,he's finished in T500 L colours as he prefers the colour scheme. Looks stunning ,gleaming in the Oz sunshine

Atkinson 3800 wrecked photo taken Bribbaree NSW 2006

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50's, 60's Australian TV lamps made by

DayDream

Rite-Lite

Kempthorne

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Surfing may well be a quintessential Aussie pastime but who introduced us to the modern-day art of boardriding?

Sydney Morning Herald

Friday 25 Dec 1914

SURF-BOARD RIDING

Khanamoku's Display

At the invitation of the NSW Amateur Swimming Association a number of newspaper representatives, accompanied some of the officials to witness an exhibition of surf-board riding by Duke Poa Kahanamouk's first attempt at surf-board riding in Australia, and it must be admitted it was wonderfully clever. The conditions were against good surf-board riding. The waves were the "dumping" order and followed closely one on top of the other. According to the champion, board-riding on the Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, is a pleasure and there is is possible to shoot over a quarter of a mile. Then, too, Kahanamoku was at a disadvantage with the board. It weighed almost 100lb whereas the board he uses as a rule weighs less than 25lb. But, withal, he gave a magnificent display, which wone the coridal applause of the onlookers.

Kahanamoku entered the water with the board accompanied by Mr W. W. Hill and some members of the Freshwater Surf Club. Lying flat on the board and using his arms like paddles the champion soon left the swimmers far behind. When he was about 400 yards out he waited for a suitable breaker, swung the board round, and came in with it. Once fairly started, Kahanamoku knelt on the board, and then stood straight up, the nose of the board being well out of the water. But the force of the breakers never carried him more than 50 yards. On a couple of occasions he managed to shoot fully 100 yards, and then he cleverly demonstrated what could be done. He turned completely round, then, lying flat on the board, he raised himself on his hands and swung the board from front to back and back to front, finally again standing straight up. If the condition of the water is favourable when Kahanamoku makes his public appearance in surf-board riding in Sydney it is sure to be keenly appreciated."

Queensland State Archives Item ID 435787

This is a Holden Ute (FX) reffered to in this Aussie version of Jingle Bells.

Dashing through the bush

In a rusty Holden Ute

Kicking up the dust

Esky in the boot

Kelpie by my side

Singing Christmas songs

It`s Summer time and I am in

My singlet, shorts and thongs.

Chorus:

OH, JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS

JINGLE ALL THE WAY

CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA

ON A SCORCHING SUMMER`S DAY

JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS

CHRISTMAS TIME IS BEAUT

OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE

IN A RUSTY HOLDEN UTE

Engine`s getting hot

Dodge the Kangaroos

Swaggy climbs aboard

He is welcome too

All the family is there

Sitting in the pool

Christmas day, the Aussie way

By the barbecue!

CHORUS:

Come the afternoon

Grandpa has a snooze

The kids and Uncle Bruce

Are swimming in their clothes

The time comes round to go

We take a family snap

Then pack the car and all shoot through

Before the washing up

CHORUS:

Hope you all enjoy this version of Jingle Bells .

We never really had those clunky truck-like US-style "vans" in Australia, ours were based on the basic Holden / Falcon / Valiant ute body, with a roof grafted on.

So, the Aussie Denimachine was a Chrysler Valiant panel van. Looks pretty good to me!!

Valiant vans were ultra-scarce - very few were ever made, making this all the more tasty...

Available only as a giveaway from local radio stations, 3XY being the Melbourne one.

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Jo, Anke and Anna at Freddie's Beach Bar.

There's a bit going on. Shooting stars and I think Starlink satellite train?

Tasmania

This was a Demo as well for Students at USQ university and it sold afterwards.